Month: January 2015

There have been a few older men who have seriously influenced my life as a Christian man. Let me name a few. There's my dad, who has been a model of a father and a husband that his own dad never was, which has taught me the possibilities of resilience and determination even in the face … Continue reading The Spiritually Younger Need the Spiritually Older

There are few truly humble people in this world. Even though we praise in-the-spotlight people when they speak humble words or perform humble actions, we rarely seem to seek it ourselves, make it a part of us. Of course, when I say "we," I'm talking about myself. I've got an interesting story when it comes to … Continue reading Confessions of a Recovering Goody Two-Shoes

I was way too young to understand anything that went on in the Monica Lewinsky scandal that grabbed America's attention in 1998. I can't even remember when I first heard about it, to be honest with you. I would have been 5 years old back then, so even if I had known, I would have … Continue reading The Church Culture of Shame

I've been reading Tullian Tchividjian's excellent book One Way Love: Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World the last week or so, and it is truly excellent. He discusses the need for a greater understanding for grace in a world that lives by and believes in what he calls "performancism," being judged and evaluated based solely on your performance. … Continue reading Grace Is Something So Incredibly Radical